Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Why Science Needs Story vii
4. I Introduction
5. Why Science Needs Story 1
6. II Thesis
7. Introduction 24
8. 1 Science is stuck in a narrative world . . . 33
9. 2 AND the humanities ought to help . . . 53
10. 3 BUT the humanities are useless for this . . . 57
11. 4 THEREFORE Hollywood to the rescue 61
12. III Antithesis
13. Introduction 68
14. 5 Methods: Narrative Tools—The WSP Model 71
15. 6 Methods: Word—The Dobzhansky Template 81
16. 7 Methods: Sentence—The ABT Template 95
17. 8 Methods: Paragraph—The Hero’s Journey 127
18. 9 Results: The Narrative Spectrum 141
19. 10 Results: Four Case Studies 153
20. IV Synthesis
21. Introduction 176
22. 11 Science needs story . . . 179
23. 12 AND Hollywood can help . . . 185
24. 13 BUT narrative training requires a different mindset . . . 213
25. 14 THEREFORE I recommend Story Circles 219
26. Appendix 1 The Narrative Tools 233
27. Appendix 2 Narrative Vocabulary 235
28. Appendix 3 Twitter “Stories” 237
29. Acknowledgments 241
30. Notes 245
31. Index 251